Grade 5 - Coptic Orthodox Diocese of the Southern United States

Sunday School Curriculum Grade 5
Objectives:
God hates sin
Memory Verse:
Week 1- The Exile in Babylon
“God be merciful to me, a sinner” (Luke 18:13)
References:
2 Kings 25
Introduction:
Review the previous lesson and verse.
Show how the Lord was kind to His people.
How did the people presume upon God‘s kindness?
In the previous lessons we saw how God‘s mercy and steadfast love were met with
disobedience on the part of the people. In 2 Kings 25, the Scripture tells us about the story
of Exile. What does the word ―Exile‖ mean?
When did that Exile happen?
Lesson Outlines:
The Lord is Holy. He does not like sin so when people sinned, they were punished by being
sent into exile.
Zedekiah, King of Jerusalem sinned against the Lord. The people followed him and sinned.
They turned aside from the Commandments of God. So the Lord punished them. There was
another King whose country was a neighboring country. What is his name? He was a great King.
He was King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylonian.
This king came to fight the king of Jerusalem. His army got into the city. They looted the city
and killed many people. They built towers around it and besieged it. The siege lasted for two
years. The people in the city suffered from sever hunger. They needed bread. King of Jerusalem
and a number of his soldiers fled at night. They left by way of the Royal garden, went through
the gateway and fled in the direction of Jordan Valley. But the Babylonian army pursued King
Zedekiah, captured him in the plains near Jericho, and all his soldiers deserted him. Zedekiah
was taken to King Nebuchadnezzar and there King Nebuchadnezzar passed sentence on him.
While Zedekiah looked on, his sons were put to death when Nebuchadnezzar had Zedekiah‘s
eyes put out, placed him in chains and took him to Babylon.
How did the Lord punish the people when they sinned?
What does the word ―exile‖ mean? What does ―spiritual exile‖ mean?
Who can forgive sins?
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